Hares Eye Lagoon

Ojo de Liebre, the Hare's Eye Lagoon, lies on the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula. Sandbars and dunes shelter its shallow waters from the ocean, while salt marshes border the lagoon and dry desert stretches inland. In winter gray whales arrive from northern feeding grounds to mate and bear their calves in these protected waters. Along with nearby San Ignacio and Magdalena lagoons, Ojo de Liebre forms part of the whales' long seasonal journey down the peninsula.